Usually means: Baskets used in mining operations.
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  1. corves: Merriam-Webster
  2. corves: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. corves: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. corves: Collins English Dictionary
  5. corves: Wordnik
  6. corves: Wiktionary
  7. corves: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. corves: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. Corves, corves: Dictionary.com
  10. Corves: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  11. Corves: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  12. corves: FreeDictionary.org
  13. corves: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (corf)

noun:  (mining) A large basket, especially as used for coal.
noun:  (fishing) A container (basket, wooden box with holes etc.) used to store live fish underwater.
noun:  (mining) A wooden frame, sled, or low-wheeled wagon, to convey coal or ore in the mines.
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